I’m looking forward to celebrating one of the most famous soundtracks ever produced and reliving Saturday Night Fever, once again.” “With expert harmonies, undeniable groove, and a personal charisma matching their on-stage persona, the iconic band of brothers defined not just a genre, but a generation. “The Bee Gees-Barry, Robin, and Maurice-were international musical icons who helped make Saturday Night Fever an emblem of 1970s pop culture,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. To purchase tickets, starting at $25, CLICK HERE or contact email VIP packages and group sales are also available at 877.234.8425 or special will broadcast on the CBS Television Network later this year. 14, 2017, at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The live concert taping will be held Tuesday, Feb.
Additional performers will be announced soon. Seven-time GRAMMY winner and Bee Gees co-founder Barry Gibb, who released a solo album late last year, will also be on hand to perform a selection of hits from Saturday Night Fever-Soundtrack, which won Album Of The Year at the 21st Annual GRAMMY Awards and was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame® in 2004.
27, 2017) - Just two days after the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, The Recording Academy®, AEG Ehrlich Ventures, and CBS will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever by presenting “Stayin’ Alive: A GRAMMY® Salute To The Music Of The Bee Gees.” Previous GRAMMY® nominee Andra Day, five-time GRAMMY winner Celine Dion, multi-platinum pop-funk band DNCE, previous GRAMMY nominee Nick Jonas, previous GRAMMY nominee Tori Kelly, 10-time GRAMMY winner John Legend, current GRAMMY nominee Demi Lovato, two-time GRAMMY winners Little Big Town, and four-time GRAMMY winner Keith Urban, will pay tribute to five-time GRAMMY winners and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients the Bee Gees. Little Big Town, Demi Lovato, And Keith Urban Will Pay Tribute To The Five-Time GRAMMY®-Winning Groupīee Gees Legendary Co-Founder Barry Gibb Also To Take The Stage (Full disclosure: is owned by CBS.Andra Day, Celine Dion, DNCE, Nick Jonas, Tori Kelly, John Legend, Of course, all that sounds pretty dusty and old and after that performance it'll probably remain a relic - at least for the people who watched the show. It's an actual cultural artifact, having been added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress in 2013. Selling some 15 million copies when it was released, it stayed on Billboard's album charts for a staggering 120 weeks until March of 1980. One of the most famous soundtracks ever produced, the album won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1979 - a rare feat for a soundtrack. What could've been a grand opportunity to bring the soundtrack to a new generation fell kinda flat - robbing them of the chance to get to know the story of Tony Manero ( John Travolta), a working-class dude who liked to get his groove on in Brooklyn on the weekends. But the calm was marred again when the entire group returned for - yup - "Staying Alive" one more time with the whole group, missing opportunities to do the soundtrack's other cool hits including "If I Can't Have You" and "More Than a Woman." Little Big Town slowed things down, thankfully, with a hushed and lovely rendition of "How Deep Is Your Love." Barry Gibb was seen singing along in the audience. Tori Kelly came next, singing "Tragedy," with Andra Day following with a slightly wobbly and uneven take on "Night Fever." Save the entirely too high-energy dancers, who were much more hip-hop than "hustle," she was good, but there was a clear disconnect in tone. Check out our complete Grammy Awards coverage hereĭemi started first, giving her rendition of "Staying Alive" her all in a glitter jumpsuit and straight hair all too reminiscent of Studio 54 backed by spirited dancers and very '70s lights.